Clinic
Psychologist in DHA, Karachi
PHC has practised in Karachi since 2009. Our DHA clinic brings assessment, therapy and the Hypno-yoga programme to Phase 8 — the same clinicians, the same standard, closer to home.
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Find us
Psychological Help Centre — DHA 2 Al Murtaza Commercial Lane 2, Zulfiqar & Al Murtaza Commercial Area, Phase 8, Zone A, DHA Karachi 75500 Pakistan
Phone: +92 333 3736938 — one number reaches both clinics, and the same person answers it. You can also message us on WhatsApp and we will book you in at DHA. Email: [email protected] Opening hours: 10am to 8pm PKT. To check which psychologists are at DHA on a particular day, message us on WhatsApp.
Appointment only. Walk-ins are not accommodated at either clinic.
Getting here
The clinic is in the Zulfiqar & Al Murtaza commercial area of Phase 8, Zone A, on Al Murtaza Commercial Lane 2. It is a short drive from Khayaban-e-Ittehad and Khayaban-e-Bukhari, and street parking is available on the commercial lane. The map below opens directions in Google Maps.
If you are coming for a first appointment, allow a little longer than the drive itself. It is easier to arrive early and sit for five minutes than to arrive at speed.
What you can do at this clinic
The Hypno-yoga
DHA is the home of our group programme. It integrates mindful yoga, relaxation techniques, breathwork, guided imagery and clinical hypnotherapy-based therapeutic interventions to support emotional well-being and mind-body balance. It runs four days a week, in a group, and it is designed for people who want to work on stress, emotional regulation, body awareness, sleep and relaxation in a structured setting alongside — or after — individual therapy.
Psychological assessment
The same assessment service we have run since 2009: internationally validated tests, administered by qualified clinical psychologists, and a written report. Every assessment begins with an initial session that decides which tests are clinically warranted, so nobody is tested for the sake of it. IQ and learning assessments, neurodevelopmental assessment for ADHD and autism, personality, emotional and career assessments.
Psychotherapy
Individual, couples, family and group work; CBT, DBT, EMDR, trauma-informed therapy, play therapy for younger children and clinical hypnotherapy. Sessions are 50 minutes. Where it suits you better, the same psychologist can see you online instead.
Who you would see at DHA
Samrah Abdul Rafey, Hassaan Ahmed Pasha and Nabiha Rasheed work at both of our clinics, on different days. Our other psychologists are usually at the PECHS clinic, and see people at DHA where that is the closer clinic for them. The day-to-day schedule is set around the people each psychologist is already seeing, so tell us what suits you when you get in touch and we will tell you who is at which clinic, and when, before anything is booked.
Every psychologist at PHC holds a minimum postgraduate qualification in clinical psychology and has completed over 800 supervised clinical hours before joining. Most hold an MPhil or a PhD. You are matched to a clinician by speciality and by what you have come in with, not by who is free — so tell us what is going on when you get in touch, and we will tell you who you would be seeing and at which clinic before you pay anything.
Questions about the DHA clinic
Is DHA a new practice, or the same PHC?
The same practice. PHC was founded in PECHS in 2009 by Prof. Dr. Tahira Yousaf and DHA is our second Karachi clinic, run to the same clinical standard by the same team.
Can I be assessed at DHA and have therapy somewhere else?
Yes. Assessment and therapy run at both clinics, and most of our psychologists also work online. If it is easier to be assessed at one clinic and to have sessions at the other, or online, say so when you book and we will arrange it.
Is the Hypno-yoga programme only at DHA?
Yes. The group programme runs at the DHA clinic four days a week. Individual therapy and assessment are available at both clinics.
What should I bring to a first appointment?
Anything that saves you explaining twice: previous reports, school observations, a discharge summary, a list of current medication. If you have none of it, come anyway — nothing is a prerequisite.
If DHA is not the right clinic for you
Our original clinic in PECHS is open Monday to Saturday, 10am to 8pm PKT, and is the base for clinical supervision. And if neither is convenient, online sessions are available across Pakistan and overseas, on the platform you prefer, in your time zone.
Book at DHA
Message us on WhatsApp, call, or use the booking page. To match you to the right psychologist we need six details: patient name, age, presenting issue, preferred psychologist gender, whether you want online or in-person sessions, and whether the patient is a minor or elderly. Fees vary by psychologist and by service and are confirmed before payment. A slot is confirmed once advance payment has been received.
Not sure if this is us? Ask. We will tell you directly whether we can help, and refer you elsewhere if we cannot.
Everything on this page is general information about our services. It is not a diagnosis, not treatment, and reading it does not create a clinician–client relationship.
Speaking to someone starts here
PHC is appointment-only. Message or call and a real person answers — Monday to Saturday, 10am to 8pm PKT.
Not sure whether this is us? Contact us anyway. We will tell you directly whether we can help, and refer you elsewhere if we cannot.
Six details, and we can match you
- Name of the person who will attend
- Their age
- What is going on, in your own words
- Whether you would prefer a male or female psychologist
- Online, or in clinic in Karachi
- Whether the person attending is a minor or elderly
If someone else is paying, we will also ask for guardian or payer details. A slot is held once the booking payment is received — half the fee, at least 24 hours ahead.